Zambia is officially a Christian country.  The work of the Lord through missionaries for more than half a century here is very evident.  I was struck by this fact the other day when I was at the grocery store the day after Easter.  I was meandering through the baked goods section and happened to glance down at a few cakes on display.  The cakes had some writing on them and at a closer look I saw that the frosting spelled out “Christ is Risen!”.  It did not say happy Easter, happy egg hunting, or yay for bunnies.  It is a blessing to see the true meaning of Easter celebrated simply in a cake at a grocery store.  It means even more, however, to see the freedom and the joy that Zambians have in their Lord to celebrate Easter for what it really is.  People will greet each other on Easter Sunday, “He is risen!”  and the other person responds, “He is risen indeed!”.  This Easter Sunday was uplifting to sing praises and to hear the wonderful Easter message again with my Zambian brothers and sisters in Christ.  May God continue to bless your Easter celebration and remind you of the joy in this blessed day.